I want to extend a sincere congratulations to 2006 JHFF Alum, Julius Avery!

He has been awarded the Jury Prize – Short Film at Festival De Cannes for JERRYCAN.

2008 Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or Closing Ceremony
Director, Julius Avery - JERRYCAN (L) &
Director, Marian Crisan - MATRON (R)
Tony Barson/WireImage.com

JERRYCAN is about a kid named Nathan who risks everything after he is bullied into making a life and death decision.

Julius' short film END OF TOWN screened at the 2006 Jackson Hole Film Festival and took home the BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER Cowboy Award sponsored by Panavision.

Cinematographer, Adam Arkapow lensed both END OF TOWN & JERRYCAN and has another short film in the 2008 Jackson Hole Film Festival titled I LOVE SARAH JANE.

I LOVE SARAH JANE
Screenwriter/Director: Spencer Susser

You can see I LOVE SARAH JANE within SHORTS PROGRAM II on:

Thursday, June 5th - Center for the Arts - Studio Four - 8pm
Saturday, June 7th - Center for the Arts - Studio Two - 3:45pm

For more information about Julius Avery's JERRYCAN, go to:
http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/10803255/year/2008.html

Want to know who else won at Cannes? Go to indieWIRE:
http://www.indiewire.com/ots/2008/05/cannes_08_dispa_4.html

For the full 2008 Jackson Hole Film Festival line-up, go to:
http://www.jacksonholefilmfestival.com/

Melanie Miller
Artistic Director, Jackson Hole Film Festival